Assessing Role of Drought Indices in Anticipating Pine Decline in the Sierra Nevada, CA
Tree mortality in Sierra Nevada’s 2012–2015 drought was unexpectedly excessive: ~152 million trees died. The relative performance of five drought indices (DIs: SPEI, AI, PDSI, scPDSI, and PHDI) was evaluated in the complex, upland terrain which supports the forest and supplies 60% of Californian wat...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Climate |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/10/5/72 |